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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A distinguished career as a coach and educator is |
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coming to a close with the retirement of Tim Marzuola from Highland |
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Park High School in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, A Kansas native who moved to Texas in the mid-1970s |
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to attend North Texas State University, Tim Marzuola has been a |
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teacher since 1976 and joined the staff at Highland Park High School |
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in 1982; that same year, he became the school's first wrestling |
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coach, and so began an illustrious career that has seen him become |
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one of the state's all-time great leaders in the sport; and |
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WHEREAS, By the late 1980s, Coach Marzuola's teams began to |
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enjoy considerable success and regularly won the district title; |
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since 1999, when the University Interscholastic League began |
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sanctioning the state wrestling championship, the Fighting Scots |
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have claimed five state titles in nine seasons; in addition, |
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Highland Park wrestlers have racked up numerous state dual-team |
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titles and UIL regional championships, and Coach Marzuola's |
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formidable teams have posted only one losing record in his 24 |
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seasons as head coach; and |
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WHEREAS, This legacy of success results from Tim Marzuola's |
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ability to foster a strong sense of team spirit among his athletes |
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and their parents, as well as his skill in schooling the wrestlers |
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in the finer points of technique and strategy; highly respected by |
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his peers, he has been named Coach of the Year by the Texas High |
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School Wrestling Coaches Association a total of five times; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted instructor as well as a coach, Mr. Marzuola |
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teaches economics at Highland Park, and his excellence in the |
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classroom was saluted in 2006, when he was named a Teacher of the |
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Year by the Highland Park Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, In three decades as an educator and nearly a quarter |
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century as the Highland Park wrestling coach, Tim Marzuola has |
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established himself as an exceptional mentor who has influenced the |
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lives of thousands of young people, and his dedication to building |
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the character, discipline, and knowledge of his students and |
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athletes is deserving of recognition and commendation; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Tim Marzuola on the occasion of his |
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retirement from Highland Park High School and extend to him best |
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wishes for success and happiness in all his future endeavors; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Marzuola as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Branch |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 896 was adopted by the House on April |
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5, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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